William Penn Life, 1996 (31. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1996-11-01 / 11. szám

November 1996, William Penn Life, Page 3 Members and friends of the Association who traveled to Hungary as part of the WPA-sponsored tour this September gather from a group photograph in Heroes’ Square in Budapest. Members praise quality of 1996 Association tour to Hungary NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — Now that the participants are back from the September tour to Hungary sponsored by the Asso­ciation, we are happy to report it was a very successful trip. Frank Chrinko of Fugazy Inter­national Travel, who arranged the tour, has been receiving com­ments and observations from those who went on the tour. He shared some of those with us. Albert Kurtz, a William Penn member from Canton, Ohio, i "this tour is one of the best in the market... it was excellent.” Fellow WPA member Julia Wisheart of North Brunswick, N.J., seconded Mr. Kurtz’s opin­ion. "It was an excellent trip. Everything about it was excep­tional,” she said. Helen Debreczeni of Indiana­polis said "we traveled a lot but this was the best organized tour we were «ver on.” And, Ed Forintos of Trenton, Mich., stated he "will recom­mend this tour to anyone who wants to tour Hungary.” Anyone wishing to follow Mr. Forintos’ recommendation will have a chance to do so next year. The Association is planning to sponsor two more trips to the Land of the Magyars in 1997. The first tour is scheduled for June 12 to 26; the second, Sept. 9 to 23. For more information about these upcoming tours, call Mr. Chrinko at Fugazy International Travel toll-free at 1-800-828- 4488. NFC A holds annual meeting NASHVILLE — More than 800 fraternalists and their guests gath­ered Sept. 25 to 28 for the 110th annual meeting of the National Fraternal Congress of America (NFC A). Representing the WPA at this meeting were Chairman of the Board Michael J. Hrabar, Nation­al President George S. Charles Jr. and Vice Chairman of the Board Elmer A. Furedy. The NFCA is a trade associa­tion of nearly 100 fraternal bene­fit societies that provide insur­ance and volunteer opportunities to 10 million members through­out the United States and Canada. Highlights of the convention included:-James R. Opie, president and chief executive officer of National Mutual Benefit, based in Madi­son, Wise., was elected president of the NFCA Board of directors.- Harold Bosley, 77, of Sheri­dan, Wyo., was presented with the Fraternalist of the Year award. A member of United Transporta­tion Union Insurance Associa­tion, based in Cleveland, Mr. Bosley was chosen from among 41 national finalists.- Bartley Munson, a principal with Cooper <Sc Lybrand LLP, was honored as the nation’s out­standing fraternal actuary for 1996. He received the Jacobson- Rugland Award, sponsored by Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. President Clinton sent his greetings to the convention at­tendees and saluted their fráter­­nalism by saying, "whether work­ing for education and opportu­nity for our youth, providing relief assistance to communities recovering from disaster, or fos­tering programs to end hunger and homelessness, you have made a real difference in the lives of thousands of people. "Your efforts are helping to strengthen families and commu­nities and set an example of com­passion across America and around the world,” the President said. Convention attendees heard from a number of outstanding speakers, among them Millard Fuller, founder and executive di­rector of Habitat for Humanity International. He accepted a check for $71,237 on behalf of the member societies, and recog­nized their significant contribu­tions to Habitat. The NFCA has been involved with Habitat since 1990 and has built 200 homes and donated in excess of $5 million. In addition, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, flew in to address the NFCA on the major issues facing Americans. Exhibit honors Millicentennial NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — "Hungary, 1100 Years,” a special exhibit celebrating the millecen­­tennial of the settlement of Hun­gary, is open from now unti Jan. 26, 1997, at the Museum of the American Hungarian Foundation located in the Hungarian Heritage Center, New Brunswick. The exhibition of art, historic manuscripts, early printed books, coins, photographs and other treasures tells the story of the Hungarian nation, its people, cul­ture and contributions to world civilization from 896 to 1996. The millecentennial exhibition is being presented from the Foundation’s permanent muse­um collection and other private collections in the United States. These include the Pelenyi Collec­tion of the Hungarian House Li­brary in New York City, the Salgo Trust for Education, the Alexander Faragó Family Collec­tion, the M. Szarvasy Collection, Kazmer Kovász and Christian Sauska. Exhibition curators are Mi­chael Szarvasy and Patricia Faze­kas. Sponsors include Light Sources Inc., the American Coun­cil of the World Federation of Hungarians and the Consulate General of the Republic of Hungary. The Hungarian Heritage Cen­ter is located at 300 Somerset St., New Brunswick. Museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. For more information call (908) 846-5777. Welcome To Our Fraternal Family KYRA JEAN BEKE MATTHEW C. BUCKLEY Branch 13 Trenton, NJ Branch 352 Coraopolis, PA PETER J. BYRNE MIRANDA N. CARPER Branch 28 Youngstown, OH Branch 800 Altoona, PA JAMIE DUNCH DEREK E. PELO Branch 26 Sharon, PA Branch 13 Trenton, NJ ANGELA M. RODRIGUEZ NOAH P. G. SZABÓ Branch 18 Lincoln Park, MI Branch 28 Youngstown, OH We happily present for your enjoyment more of our newest WPA members. If you have a child or grandchild who recently joined our Association, then send us his or her photograph so that all our members can welcome your child into our Fraternal Family. All photographs will be published as soon as possible. TV

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